Hail in Mississippi, May 3, 2003

Name: Hail in Mississippi, May 3, 2003
Start: 2003-05-03T17:30
End: 2003-05-03T17:33
Location: Mississippi

May 3, 2003 · NWS MOB · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 3, 1:40 PM CST, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 3, 1:40 PM CST, 3 hours 50 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
240 PM CDT SAT MAY 3 2003

MOST OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE SOUTH OF THE
COAST BY FORECAST RELEASE TIME. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WILL
EXPIRE AT 3 PM...DONT LOOK LIKE ANOTHER ONE WILL BE NEEDED...BUT A
FEW STRONG STORMS MAY STILL POP IN AREAS THAT MISSED MOST OF THE
RAIN EARLIER TODAY. A FEW STORMS OVER THE INLAND AREAS WILL PERSIST
INTO THE EVENING HOURS. A WEAK SHORT WAVE IN THE H5 FLOW WEAKEN AS
IT ENTERS THE FORECAST AREA THIS EVENING. WILL LEAVE SCATTERED TO
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN FOR THIS EVENING. WILL ALSO LIKELY MENTION
SOME STRONG OVER PARTS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI THIS EVENING.
OUTFLOW BOUNDARY MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI REMAINS A RICH
AREA FOR STRONG OR SEVERE STORMS INTO THE EVENING. REMAINDER OF
SHORT TERM FORECAST LOOKS PRETTY GOOD. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE
INCREASING SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS FRONT DISSIPATES. ANOTHER WEAK
DISTURBANCE ON MONDAY SHOULD INITIATE MORE CONVECTION THEN.

IN THE EXTENDED...LITTLE CHANGE...SOUTHERLY WINDS...DECENT MOISTURE
AND AN OCCASIONAL UPPER DISTURBANCE SHOULD SPELL A CHANCE OF MAINLY
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MARINE...GENERALLY LIGHT SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW WILL TRANSITION TO
SOUTHERLY SUNDAY...STRENGTHENING MONDAY AS SYSTEM MOVES OVER THE
PLAINS.

FIRE...HUMID AIRMASS WILL REMAIN PUT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. INCREASING
SURFACE WINDS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY WILL MEAN HIGHER DAYTIME
DISPERSIONS.

MARINE...MODERATE ONSHORE WINDS FROM SUNDAY INTO MID WEEK.

.PRELIMINARY TEMPS / POPS...
MOBILE     67 87 68 84 / 10 00 00 20
PENSACOLA  68 85 70 84 / 10 00 00 20
DESTIN     69 81 71 80 / 10 00 00 20
EVERGREEN  64 88 64 84 / 10 00 00 20
WAYNESBORO 65 88 69 84 / 40 00 00 20
CAMDEN     64 88 66 84 / 10 00 00 20

.MOB...
AL...NONE.
FL...NONE.
MS...NONE.

Hazardous weather outlook, May 3, 4:45 AM CST, 12 hours 45 minutes before

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-031700-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
545 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

.DAY ONE...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)

ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY.  THE STORMS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS THE
SUNSHINE INCREASES ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY...FORMING ALONG AND SOUTH
OF A STALLED COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND
ALABAMA.  AS THE STORMS FORM...THEY WILL MOVE GENERALLY FROM
THE NORTHWEST TO THE SOUTHEAST.  THE PRIMARY CONCERN WITH ANY SEVERE
STORMS TODAY WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS.

BOATERS PLANNING A DAY ON THE WATER ALONG THE ALABAMA...NORTHWEST
FLORIDA COAST SHOULD KEEP AN EYE OUT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST FOR
THE APPROACH OF DARK...THREATENING CLOUDS.  BOATERS CAN BECOME
EASILY TRAPPED ON THE WATER BY STORMS MOVING OFFSHORE...BLOCKING THE
WAY TO SAFE HARBOR.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

DUE TO THE ISOLATED NATURE OF THE EXPECTED SEVERE STORMS TODAY...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 3, 12:46 PM CST, 4 hours 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL
146 PM CDT SAT MAY 3 2003

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0935 AM    1 E EXCEL                 AL   OTHER
05/03/03   MONROE                         FUNNEL CLOUD

950 AM    1 E EVERGREEN             AL   WIND DAMAGE
05/03/03   CONECUH                        TREE DOWN

1021 AM    3 W CHATOM                AL   .75 INCH HAIL
05/03/03   WASHINGTON                     HWY 56 WEST OF CHATOM

1235 PM    1 E SEMINOLE              AL   .88 INCH HAIL
05/03/03   BALDWIN

1230 PM    1 E WALNUT HILL           FL   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   ESCAMBIA

1259 PM    1 E WILMER                AL   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/03/03   MOBILE                         REPORT VIA WALA FOX 10

1248 PM    5 N SEMMES                AL   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/03/03   MOBILE                         REPORTED VIA WKRG 5

103 PM    1N SEMMES                 AL   HAIL
05/03/03   MOBILE                         SIZE UNK-REPORED BY PUBLIC
                                          TO WALA FOX 10

1146 AM    MT VERNON                 AL   HAIL
05/03/03   MOBILE                         PUBLIC REPORT VIA WALA FOX
                                          10. SIZE UNK

BD

Special weather statement, May 3, 1:15 PM CST, 4 hours 15 minutes before

ALZ064-032015-

THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
215 PM CDT SAT MAY 3 2003

...THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR BALDWIN COUNTY UNTIL 315 PM CDT...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR MONTROSE...OR JUST NORTH OF FAIRHOPE...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...CLAY
CITY...TURKEY BRANCH...SILVERHILL...MARLOW...ROBERTSDALE...MAGNOLIA
SPRINGS...SUMMERDALE AND GASQUE THROUGH 315 PM CDT.

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM WILL BE STRONG WINDS AND
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH COULD DOWN SMALL
TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE LIKELY. SOME SMALL
HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STORM.  SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE
HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT
SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

Special weather statement, May 3, 2:18 PM CST, 3 hours 12 minutes before

ALZ052-053-055-056-059>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-MSZ067-075-076-
078-079-032045-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
318 PM CDT SAT MAY 3 2003

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

IN SOUTH ALABAMA...

     CHOCTAW...WASHINGTON...MOBILE...BALDWIN...CLARKE...WILCOX...
     MONROE...CONECUH...ESCAMBIA...BUTLER...CRENSHAW...AND
     COVINGTON.

IN THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

     ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...AND OKALOOSA.

IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...WAYNE...GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY AND STONE.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED SEVERE POSSIBLE WILL CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP AND MOVE SOUTHEAST OVER THE EXTREME WESTERN SECTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI FOR THE NEXT FEW
HOURS.

Local storm report, May 3, 2:40 PM CST, 2 hours 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL
340 PM CDT SAT MAY 3 2003

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1000 AM    1 E GAINESTOWN            AL   WIND DAMAGE 05/03/03
           CLARKE                         1 HOME DAMAGED
                                          NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.

0340 PM    10 W MOBILE               AL   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/03/03   MOBILE                         HOWELLS FERRY @ CODY
                                          ROAD. NWS EMPLOYEE

0345 PM    4 W MOBILE                AL   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/03/03   MOBILE                         AT TV STATION WKRG

130 PM     4 NW MOBILE               AL   .75 INCH HAIL
05/03/03   MOBILE                         MOBILE INFIRMARY OFF
                                          SPRINGHILL AVE

140 PM     5 W MOBILE                AL   .75 INCH HAIL
05/03/03   MOBILE                         AT DOWTOWNER LOOP OFF
                                          AIRPORT

0155 PM    6 NW MOBILE               AL   .88 INCH HAIL
05/03/03   MOBILE                         WKRG 5 REPORTS INTXN
                                          OXFORD... MOFFETT...&
                                          OVERLOOK RD

0155 PM    6 NW MOBILE               AL   .75 INCH HAIL
05/03/03   MOBILE                         INTXN SPRINGHILL & ZEIGLER
                                          WKRG 5 REPORTS

0155 PM    5 NW MOBILE               AL   .75 INCH HAIL
05/03/03   MOBILE                         INTXN MOFFETT & I65
                                          WKRG 5 REPORTS

248 PM     5 W CHATOM                AL   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/03/03   WASHINGTON                     EMA-CHATOM TO MS STATE LINE

255 PM     5 SW SEABOARD             AL   2.00 INCH HAIL
05/03/03   WASHINGTON                     HWY 17 @ US 45...NEAR
                                          DEER PARK

315 PM     1 W GRAND BAY             AL   .88 INCH HAIL
05/03/03   MOBILE                         WKRG 5 REPORTS

315 PM     4 W GRAND BAY             AL   .75 INCH HAIL
05/03/03   MOBILE                         I-10 @ MS-AL LINE-WKRG 5
                                          REPORTS

The radar

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, George

When: May 3, 5:30 PM CST to 5:33 PM CST
Where: George County, Lucedale
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 30.917, -88.583

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Mississippi in 2003 Every state in 2003 This day in weather history Warnings in Mississippi, May 2003

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5358059.